G7 ministers adopt plan to clamp down on trafficking of migrants

FILE PHOTO: Migrants wait to disembark from the Geo Barents rescue ship, operated by Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), in Livorno port, Italy July 23, 2024. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi/File Photo

ROME (Reuters) - The Group of Seven (G7) rich democracies will set up specialised police units to investigate trafficking of migrants, Italy's interior minister said on Friday, as part of efforts to tackle irregular migration.

Matteo Piantedosi announced the initiative at the end of a three-day meeting of G7 interior ministers that also focused on threats arising from the crises in the Middle East and Ukraine.